On Jun 8, 2:44 am, "[H]omer" <s...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> > | Typaldos said he's not concerned. "If you are a businessperson, you can't
> > | worry about every eventuality."
> Like the "eventuality" of being out of business, for example?
> Idiot.
> > It turns out that Xandros has Microsoft 'connections', through Corel. Maybe
> > they just returned a little favour.
>
> It the old boys club.
Not exactly. When Corel announced that they were going to support
Linux, and that they were going to publish a Linux distribiution, some
"anonymous investor" initiated an SEC investigation into the
activities of the CEO. Shortly after Corel landed contracts with the
5 largest motherboard manufacturers to include a copy of Corel Linux
with every motherboard shipped, new evidence turned up and the CEO and
Founder, Michael Cowpland was forced to resign.
Almost immediately after this, Microsoft inked a deal that sealed
Corel's fate - all but assuring their virtual bankruptcy. Corel did
eventually recover, but was pretty much wiped out of the Linux
business completely.
This is becoming a popular theme lately. Support Linux, make a deal
with Microsoft, fire the CEO, and cripple your business.
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